YORK City's re-arranged home game with Stevenage a week tomorrow is off.

The Hertfordshire side will be involved in an FA Cup second round replay at Northampton Town that night after the teams drew 2-2 on Saturday.

The winners of the replay at Sixfields next Tuesday will travel to Crystal Palace.

Saturday's clash between the sides was overshadowed by the dismissal of Stevenage coach Lionel Perez after he poked two fingers in the eyes of Northampton coach Dave Watson in an dugout altercation caught on camera.

George Boyd fired Stevenage ahead in the fifth minute. The Cobblers went in front with goals from Pedj Bojic and a Scott McGleish penalty but Anthony Elding's 83rd minute equaliser forced a replay.

Meanwhile, Accrington Stanley have opened up a two-point gap at the top of Nationwide Conference after Saturday's 1-0 home win over Altrincham.

It was not a bad day for the seventh-placed Minstermen, who did not have a game at the weekend. Of the teams above them, Accrington were the only winners. Exeter lost 2-0 at home to Canvey Island, while Morecambe lost 1-0 at Gravesend.

Halifax were held 2-2 at home by lowly Crawley, former Scarborough striker Tristram Whitman netting Crawley's late equaliser.

This coming Saturday, Billy McEwan's men are at Hereford, who lost 2-0 at home to Stockport in the FA Cup at the weekend.

City's next home game is on Saturday December 17, when they will entertain Northwich Victoria in the first round of the FA Trophy.

Northwich, who include former City star Jon McCarthy in their ranks, drew 0-0 at Woking in the FA Cup on Saturday. The replay winners are away to Sunderland

City juniors lost 1-0 to Hull City at Winterton in the Football League Youth Alliance North and Midlands Conference Under 18 League.

Updated: 11:19 Monday, December 05, 2005